Dirigible headlight



Jan. 1, .1929. 1,697,242

w. HILL DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT Filed Dec.- 5, 19271 a .9 Q 0 o I L 19 Z0 lgoeni'or Villium Hill NTorneg-g Patented Jan. 1, 1929. i

UNITED STATES 1,697,242 PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HILL, or MOUNT rLEAsAnr, monienn.

DIRIGIIBLE HEADLIGHT.

Application filed December This invention relates to a dirigible headlight for motor vehicles and is concerned with a mounting for headlights whereby the same may be swung in a horizontal plane about vertical axes independently of each other, and mayalso be tilted about a' horizontal axis together so as to change the point where the light strikesthe road in front of the motor vehicle ;.together with mechanism for manually operating the lights for such swinging and tilting movements. The invention consists in many novel details of construction and arrangement of parts for producing a practical and relatively simple constructlon of the character set forth.

An understanding of the invention may be ated means for controlling the movements of as said headlights, and

Fig. 4 is a detail in side elevation and verti cal section showing the manually operated lever for tilting the headlights about a horizontal axis.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawing.

The headlights are mounted on andbetween the fenders 1 of the motor vehicle. A bracket 2 is permanently secured at the inner side of each fender from each of which a threaded stud 3 projects inwardly, thetwo studs being in horizontal axial alinement. H

A hollow vertical sleeve 4 is attached at one side to each of the brackets 2, the studs 3" passing through the sleeves 4 and receiving nuts at their inner ends as shown in Fig. 2. A shaft 5 is rotatably mounted and positioned vertically in each sleeve 4 to the upper end of which the headlight 6 is secured. Each shaft 5 within its sleeve 4 is equipped wth a beveled pinion 7. I

At the side of each sleeve 4 opposite where it is attached to its bracket 2, a sleeve memher 8 is permanently secured, said two members 8 extending toward each other and being located in horizontal alinement. Tubes 9 5, 1927. Serial No. 237,616.

and 9*, the former being longer than the latter, are connected tothe sleeve members 8 and extend toward each other and at their inner ends are received with pro ecting sleeves 10 at opposite ends of a gear box 10. The inner ends of thetubes 9 and 9 are pinned and thus v have permanent connection to said shown.

Shafts 11 and 11 lie lengthwise of and within the tubes 9 and 9 and extend at their outer ends into the two vertical sleeves 4 and box 10 as at their inner ends into the gearbox 10;

Each shaft 11 and 11 at its outer end is equipped with a beveled pinion 12 which is in mesh with the adjacent pinion 7 on the vertical shaft 5. Each shaft 11 andll at its inner end is equipped with a beveled'p inion 13. The tw o 'pinions "18 mesh with similar beveled pinions 14 located within the gear box 10secured to short shafts 14 which extend through the rear side of said box and a'reconv nected to operating shafts 16 by means of universal joint connections 17. The shafts 16 at their upper ends, after passinginto the front driving compartment of the vehicle, are connected to operating members 18 by similar universal 3 Quit connectlons 17. The manually engageable member 18 for operating each shaft 16 lies directly back of the instrument board of the motor vehicle.

Two cars 19 extend downwardly from the lower side of the box 10 and a rod 20 lies between said ears being pivotally connected thereto, and extends upwardly and to the rear into the front driving compartment of'the vehicle and through the instrument board as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. An operating member 20, eccentrically mounted and having a handle 21 for turning it about its pivotal mounting, is provided with an arc-shaped slot 22 through which the rear end of the rod 20 is placed. The slot 22 is eccentric with respect to the pivotal axis about which the member 21 turns so that on pushing downward on thehandle 21, rod 20 is drawn longitudinally to the rear thereby tilting the box 10, tubes 9, sleeves 4 and the headlights 6 atthe upper end of said sleeves so asto project light from the lights on to. the road nearer the front end ofthe vehicle; And when the handle 21 is operated in the opposite direction the light is projected on to the road farther away from the vehicle.

It is evident that either headlight ;6 may be turned about the axis of the shaft 5 on which it is mounted independent of the other, i

tions of either of the lights can be secured by proper operation of the shafts 16 which :individually control the two lights.

The invention is defined in the appended claims and is: to be considered comprehensive of-all forms of structure coming within their scope.

I- claim:

1. In a construction of the class described,

. .two spaced apart supports,-a vertical sleeve secured to each support and pivoted on a horizontal axis, a vertical shaft rotatably mounted in each sleeve, a headlight CitlIlQCl at the upper end of each shaft, a pinion on each shaft, a hollow box located between said sleeves, tubes rinidly connecting opposite ends of the box With said sleeves, shafts extending through said tubes at the outer ends being equipped with pinions: engaging with :the pinions on said Vertical shafts, other pin- :ions on the end of said second 'ment-ioned shaft within said box, additionalpinions meshing with said last mentioned pinions,

means for manually turning either of said fender, a pair of spaced apart headlights mounted on and carriedsby said supports to .tiltabout horizontal axis, means for mounting said headlightsto turn about separate vertical axes, means fortilting both headlights simultaneously about said horizontal axis, and means. for selectivelyand individually turning either headlight about its .vertical axis of rotation;

3. In a construction of the class described, two spaced apart brackets, a horizontal tubular' member extending between said brackets and rigidly fixed thereto, meansfor mounting-said brackets and tubular member-t0 ,i'otate on the axis of the tubular member, a verticalshait in each bracket mounted for rotation on a vertical axis, a housing interposed in said tubular member betweenits ends and rigidly attached thereto, means connected with said housing for rotating the same and its attached tubular member and brackets on a'horizontal axis, means located within sair housingand extendingthro-ugli said tubular member for rotating-both of said vertical shafts, said means extending outside of said housing fonma-nual actuation.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM HILL. 

